CSC522 MSCS

Embedded Systems

Meetings:	M 6:00-9:30
Room:	D8
Prerequisites:	Computer Science 220 or 321
Course description:	Students learn how to design, code, debug, and build detailed
	low-level embedded application systems using several embedded system tools.
Syllabus:	here

Lecture notes:

Week 1:	Introduction State Machines
Reading:	Chapter 1 State Machines -- Embedded Systems Design State Machines -- Embedded Systems Programming What’s a Microcontroller – chapters 1, 2, 3
Homework:	4 Button Digital Watch
Week 2:	Basic Stamp Instruction Set Circuit Design
Reading:	Chapter 1 from Text (Berger)
Homework:	See charts above My solution to the digital watch problem (Week 01)
Week 3:	Embedded Systems Design Process Input/Output Pin Test circuits Basic Stamp Board Pin Test Report Input/Output Pin Test Software (1 pin at a time) Input pin test software (> 1 pin at a time) Output pin test software (> 1 pin at a time)
Reading:	Chapter 2
Homework:	Part 1: Embedded Systems Usage Journal Part 2: see week 3 PowerPoint presentation for specification
Week 4:	Operating Systems
Homework	See PowerPoint presentation
Reading:	Chapter 3
Week 5:	Design Partioning Servo Motor Control
Reading:	Chapter 5 in the lab book
Homework:	See PowerPoint presentation
Week 6:	Potentiometer Lab
Reading:	Chapter 9 Testing (text book)
Homework:	See PowerPoint presentation
Week 7:	Testing Embedded Systems Photoresistor Lab
Reading:	Chapters 5 (software techniques) and 6 (toolsets) (text book)
Homework:	See PowerPoint presentation
Week 8:	Tools and Software Techniques Seven Segment Display (LED)
Reading:	Chapter 9 (lab book)
Homework:	See PowerPoint presentation
Week 9:	Digital Potentiometer Lab
Reading:
Homework:	See PowerPoint presentation for final project specification
Week 10:	Course Review
Reading:
Homework:	Prepare Final Project
Week 11:	August 10, 2009 – Final Exam (Final Project due)